Photographic-film holder



(No Model.)

G. EASTMAN. PHOTOGRAPHIG FILM HOLDER.

N0. 563,915. Patented July 14, 1896.

I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE EASTMAN, OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

PHOTOGRAPHlC-FILM HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 563,915, dated July 11, 1896.

Application filed May S, 1896. Serial No. 590,741. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE EASTMAN, of Rochester, in the county ofMonroe and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Photographic Plate and Film Holders; and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a partof this specification, and to the reference letters marked thereon.

My present invention has for its object to provide a holder forsensitized photographic films, that shall be simple and cheap inconstruction and occupy but little space, so that a large number of themand their continued films may be conveniently carried by the user, saidholders being also adapted for plates, if desired; and to'these ends itconsists in the improved construction hereinafter fully described, thenovel features being pointed out in the claims at the end of thisspecification.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective view of a film-holderconstructed in accord-' ance with my invention; Fig. 2, a similar viewwith the parts separated; Fig. 3, a longitudinal sectional view of theholder; Fig. l, a cross-sectional view; Fig. 5, afront view with theslide withdrawn, showing the manner of removing a film.

Similar reference-letters in the several figures indicate similar parts.

My improved holder embodies, generally, an outside envelop or easing A,an interior envelop or case 0 for the film or plate, and a movableexposing-slide or covering-envelop B, each of said parts being composed,preferably,of a doubled piece of sheet material,preferably heavy Manilapaper, although sheet metal could be employed if desired.

The blank for the outside casing A is shown in Fig. 2, consisting of asheet of material bent or folded at a to form a back imperfo-- rateportion A, and the front portion A provided with the aperture A throughwhich the plate or film is exposed. This outside casing A is providedwith a slot a along the fold-line a for the passage of theexposingslide. For the purpose of giving depth to the holder, smallstrips a of cardboard or similar material are fastened to the backportion A by glue or otherwise, or these strips could be united in asingle light open frame if desired, as will be understood. The movableslide or cover B is also composed of a single piece of sheet material,preferably paper, bent or folded at the middle, and of a width about thesame as the slot at in the outer cover, while the inner ends of the twoparts are extended, as at Z), so as to be wider than the length of theslot and to serve as stops to prevent the entire withdrawal of the slideB. The doubled end of the slide is provided with a loop 12 on its outerside to serve as a handle for manipulating it.

The inner film-containing envelop O, which if located inside the slideB, is also composed of a single doubled piece of sheet material, aspaper, and is of a width greater than that of the slot 0!, to preventits withdrawal through the slot, its rear flap or portion beingimperforate, while the front portion is provided with the opening 0 forexposing the film, preferably slightly longer than the film D it isadapted to contain, and at the rear end tapering toward the center, asshown, to prevent the end of the slide catching upon it when moved in.

In assembling the parts of the holder, the easin g A, with the strips orframe a is opened, as in Fig. 2. The slide B is placed therein with itsdoubled edge projecting through the slot a. Then the inner envelop O isplaced inside the slide B, and the outer front part A is folded over andsecured at its edges, by glue or otherwise, to the strips or frame a",and, if desired, to the rear part A also, and then the edges of theparts A and A beyond the strips a may be trimmed off,if desired, and theholder is complete. As the films D, which this holder is adapted tocontain, are slightly shorter than a part at least of the opening in thefront of the interior envelop 0 they may be removed by using the fingeror a pin to lift up the end,as shown in Fig. 5, and then slightly flexedlaterally and drawn out through the front when the slide B is withdrawnfor the purpose, and they may be inserted by a reverse movement, as willbe understood. The tapering ofthe opening in the front portion of theenvelop 0 serves the double purpose of permitting the removal orinsertion of the film and also of preventing the edge of the slide 13from catching upon it.

Holders thus constructed could of course be employed for plates andcould be made of metal, but I prefer to make them of paper or Manilaboard and use them. in connection with small pieces of flexible film,and while i the drawings show the parts as comparatively thick, this ismerely for the purpose of better illustration.

I claim as my invention-- 1. In a film-holder, the combination with theouter envelop A having the open front and slot at one end, and theinterior film-inclosing envelop C, also having the opening at the front,of the slide B composed of the single piece of material doubled over theenvelop O and having its doubled edge projecting through the slot in theouter envelop A, the Whole arranged and operating substantially asdescribed.

2. In a film-holder, the combination with the outer envelop A having theopen front and the slot at one end, and the interior filminelosingenvelop C also having the opening at the front, of the slide B, composedof the single piece of material doubled, with its doubled edge passingthrough the slot in the envelop A and having the projections formed onits ends serving as stops and preventing its complete withdrawal,substantially as described.

In a film-holder, the combination with the outer envelop composed of thesingle piece of material folded over upon itself having the open front,and the slot at the folded edge, of the inner envelop composed of thesingle piece of material folded over upon itself and having the openfront, and the slide B consisting of a single piece of materialextending over the inner envelop with its folded edge projecting throughthe slot in the outer envelop, substantially as described.

4. In a film-holder, the combination with the outer casing having theopen front and the slot at one end, the inner Jilm-inclosing envelop Chaving the open front, and wider than the length of the slot in theenvelop, and the slide 15 movable through the slot in the outer casingand extending on both sides of the envelop G, substantially asdescribed.

EO. EASTMAN Witnesses:

HENRY R. CORKHILL, Jin,

F. F. CHURCH.

